Women in Global Health Sweden

08/03/2022

On the occasion of , we would like to share this blog written by our Mentorship Program Coordinator Elizabeth Rowley 🤩🚀

Elizabeth throws light on how intensifies in clean water access ⬇️
https://lnkd.in/e66-4tt9

We need to remember that "Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow"!!

Climate change poses unique threats to their safety, financial well-being, and educational opportunities.

08/03/2022

🌟HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2022🌟
Thank you for being our supporter 🙏🏻 and helping us build movement in Sweden.
Women in Global Health Sweden is blessed to have an inspiring network where 🚀
As our Treasurer Sara Causevic says give us an equal start and 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

16/02/2022

📣SAVE THE DATE
Wgh Sweden Women in Global Health Norway & are happy to invite you to a webinar on the COVID-19 preparedness, response plans, as well as the public health and social and economic measures within respective countries.

As of March 11th, 2022, two full years have passed since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Since then, all European countries have seen a widespread community transmission of COVID-19, with many of them implementing extensive public health, societal and economic measures, to flatten the epidemic curve and slowing down the spread.

A webinar to evaluate the European preparedness, response plans and public health measures during the pandemic.
Registration link to be updated soon!!!

11/02/2022

24/11/2021

Congratulations 🤩
Historic day for Sweden, after completing 100 years this year of women attaining the right to vote, has now been appointed as 🇸🇪 first female Prime Minister 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

05/09/2021

Don’t miss out on Wgh Sweden Inspiration Series in collaboration with Swedish Institute for Global Health Transformation student coordinators.

🗓Starting from 9th September
4 Thursdays 4 Speakers
⏰18:00-1900 CET

Here are the registration links

1. Working at a non-profit with Gabriella Overödder
Register Here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ewwNC-D7

2. Networking like a pro with Danielle M. Agnello Global Health Mentorships
Register Here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ePsnPPuv

3. Life in Academia with Helena Nordenstedt
Register here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ePtCjex3

4. Working at UN organisations with Dr. Piroska Östlin
Register Here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eWu3hxZK

Zoom link will be sent prior to event day!


Svenska Läkaresällskapet - Kommittén för Global hälsa

30/08/2021

together with Swedish Institute for Global Health Transformation, are happy to introduce our fourth speaker - Piroska Östlin! 🗣

Piroska has a PhD in medical science from the and is Associate Professor in Public Health at 📚She has several years of experience working in leadership positions at the and is currently a Regional Health Policy Advisor at 🌏🌍🌎 She will talk about her experience working for organizations and her way to get there🌟

Join us on Zoom the 30th of September, 18:00-19:00 CEST🕕

Don’t forget to sign up below ⬇️
https://forms.gle/R8EBbqyyUZWbSSHv9

27/08/2021

together with Swedish Institute for Global Health Transformation student coordinators are happy to introduce our third speaker - Helena Nordenstedt! 🗣

Helena is a specialist physician in internal medicine and an associate professor of Global health at while she works part-time as senior advisor for Hans Rosling’s 🌎🌍🌏

Join us on Zoom the 23rd of September, 18:00-19:00 CEST🕕

Don’t forget to sign up below ⬇️
https://forms.gle/TG3rQEUijSufCvB56

25/08/2021

together with Swedish Institute for Global Health Transformation, are happy to introduce our second speaker - Danielle M.Agnello ! 🗣

Danielle is the Health Workforce Consultant at World Health Organization and Executive Director of 👏 She will talk about her career in global health and give advice on networking! 🤝🌟

Join us on Zoom the 16th of September, 18:00-19:00 CEST🕕

Don’t forget to sign up below ⬇️
https://forms.gle/9R4WsrBNwB39SMqJ9

19/08/2021

together with Swedish Institute for Global Health Transformation (SIGHT) student coordinators are happy to introduce our first speaker - !🗣

She is the general secretary for and will share her journey working at a Non-profit Organization👏🌟

Join us on the 9th September, 2021 at 18:00-19:00 CEST🕕

Register below⬇️

https://lnkd.in/esVcvevt

18/08/2021

Presenting to you our first student career event 🎉🎉🎉

Aim: To have a student focused webinar hosted by Women in Global Health Sweden in cooperation with the SIGHT student network, where the students will be able to get inspired on different career pathways in global health by listening to our speakers sharing their career journeys.

Target group: University students in Sweden with an interest in global health; Early career professionals.

STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION!!!

REGISTRATION LINK RELEASING SOON.


Vendela Herdell Karolina Karlsson Nyberger

19/07/2021

We would appreciate if our supporters would encourage healthcare workers to complete this survey on PPE. Survey in English, Spanish & French.
Thanks 🙏
English: http://bit.ly/PPEEnglish
Spanish:http://bit.ly/PPEspanish
French: http://bit.ly/PPEFrench

30/06/2021

Catch Live stream of Generation Equality Forum here 👇🏽

The Generation Equality Forum (June 30 – July 2) is a major global inflection point for gender equality. This landmark effort is bringing together governmen...

14/06/2021

Apply to be a mentor in global/public health and gender equality with !!!
Application deadline extended to 21 June

APPLICATION LINK: https://forms.gle/YSQn8NuU1soASZjw6

How will it work?
WGH-Sweden will match each mentee with a mentor based on the information provided in the mentee’s application form.
The matching will be done to the extent possible on the basis of the mentee’s interest and mentor’s background and experience with regard to the type of organization targeted for career development (e.g. academic, clinical health services, UN/NGO programs, donor sector, etc.); topical and geographic interests and personal goals for the mentorship.

The mentor-mentee pairs will meet a minimum of four times over a 6-12 month period for conversations focused on helping mentees to learn more about working in global health, explore their career path options, expand their networks, and stimulate creativity in thinking about next steps in their careers.

You will be contacted in late August with further information.
Please ask any questions you might have about the program by sending an email to: wghswedenmentorship@gmail.com

11/06/2021

APPLICATION LINK: https://forms.gle/YSQn8NuU1soASZjw6

How will it work?
WGH-Sweden will match each mentee with a mentor based on the information provided in the mentee’s application form.
The matching will be done to the extent possible on the basis of the mentee’s interest and mentor’s background and experience with regard to the type of organization targeted for career development (e.g. academic, clinical health services, UN/NGO programs, donor sector, etc.); topical and geographic interests and personal goals for the mentorship.

The mentor-mentee pairs will meet a minimum of four times over a 6-12 month period for conversations focused on helping mentees to learn more about working in global health, explore their career path options, expand their networks, and stimulate creativity in thinking about next steps in their careers.

How to apply?
If you are interested in becoming a mentor or mentee, please complete the Women in Global Health Sweden mentorship application form by 15 June 2021. You will be contacted in late August with further information. Please ask any questions you might have about the program by sending an email to: wghswedenmentorship@gmail.com

25/05/2021

Women in Global Health-Sweden is pleased to launch a mentoring program in 2021.

Application link: https://forms.gle/YSQn8NuU1soASZjw6

Who is the mentoring program for?
The opportunity to be either a mentee or mentor is open to all members and supporters of Women in Global Health Sweden inclusive of all gender identities.

Who can be a mentee?
Members aged 35 years and younger with an interest in global health and gender equality are invited to submit an application to become a mentee.

Who are the mentors?
Mentors are mid- to senior-level public health professionals who are members of WGH (or have expressed interest in becoming members) and who would like to serve as mentors based on their career experience in clinical, UN/NGO, academic and/or other relevant settings and who have a commitment to mentoring.

How will it work?
WGH-Sweden will match each mentee with a mentor based on the information provided in the mentee’s application form. The matching will be done to the extent possible on the basis of the mentee’s interest and mentor’s background and experience with regard to the type of organization targeted for career development (e.g. academic, clinical health services, UN/NGO programs, donor sector, etc.); topical and geographic interests and personal goals for the mentorship.

The mentor-mentee pairs will meet a minimum of four times over a 6-12 month period for conversations focused on helping mentees to learn more about working in global health, explore their career path options, expand their networks, and stimulate creativity in thinking about next steps in their careers.

How to apply?
If you are interested in becoming a mentor or mentee, please complete the Women in Global Health Sweden mentorship application form by 15 June 2021. You will be contacted in late August with further information. Please ask any questions you might have about the program by sending an email to: wghswedenmentorship@gmail.com.

07/04/2021

: Calling out to leaders to overcome health inequalities your right to health should not be compromised on any grounds.

08/03/2021

wishes women around the world a very happy international women’s day !!!   May all you wonderful women keep inspiring the younger generation with the amazing work you do to achieve gender equality by defying the odds

07/03/2021

Join these exceptional global health professionals on to discuss the role and impact of female leadership in global health. Register here https://stockholmuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Upd-iqpjkuEtdwOnRXk9ZzwQgvuv-6w_Co or find the link in bio.

20/01/2021

*ANNUAL EVENT SPEAKER LINEUP*
Session III discusses Sweden's contribution to the achievement of SDGs & the way forward for
Our panelists for this session feature & Åsa Andersson
Register by 21 Jan 2021 at 12:00
lnkd.in/egzTRGF

19/01/2021

*ANNUAL EVENT SPEAKER LINEUP*
Session II highlights COVID-19, its impact on women, and gender-responsive interventions.
Our panelists for this session feature Dr. Susanne Strömdal, Gorka Fagilde and Dr. Simone Schwank
We have also extended our deadline till 21st January 2021, at 12:00pm.
Don't miss out https://lnkd.in/egzTRGF

18/01/2021

*SPEAKER LINEUP*
Our Session 1 features and Dr. Gunilla Krantz.
Don’t miss a chance to hear from these exceptional females about the work carried forward to achieve gender equality and lean in.

24/12/2020

wishes you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !!!
It has been a tough year for everyone and we hope everyone gets a well-deserved break at the end of the year. Hope the resilience stays high and we all come out shining🌟
Happy Holidays everyone !!! 🥳

22/12/2020

📢 REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN NOW
forms.gle/92gPgrMwUJ8DFR…
Join us for our annual event "Gender Equality Matters: During a Pandemic and Beyond" to discuss importance of gender equality, inclusiveness, & the way forward for in advancing gender equality in health

19/12/2020

🚨*MENTORSHIP SURVEY ALERT*

Dear supporters of Women in Global Health Sweden,

We have come up with a mentorship survey as we believe that this could be a good opportunity to further address the gender equality gap in national and global health.
Moreover, we believe that creating more mentorship opportunities could help championing gender equality in national and global policy, development cooperation, and humanitarian assistance, since quality mentoring greatly enhances women's chances for success

We appreciate your participation and the survey can be accessed here: https://lnkd.in/eKQfRkF

Deadline to fill it out is the 8th January 2021
Please make sure to spread the word about the survey through your own networks.

To make mentoring more visible and to provide equitable access to mentoring with the aim to establish networking opportunities and a mentorship programme, Women in Global Health Sweden present our new “Leverage Campaign”. We believe that mentoring is important in general, and more so for young c...

01/12/2020

📣 is turning 1 and we are going to present to you our very first annual event !!!!

*SAVE THE DATE: 22nd January 2021*

More updates and registration link coming up 🔜

Karolina Karlsson Nyberger

Khushboo Jagiasi

28/10/2020

"It's about time we care about an equitable world: Women's unpaid care work and COVID-19" says our Vice President
Checkout her co-authored paper https://lnkd.in/eTVTaeZ
on how women’s unpaid care work goes unrecognised and undervalued

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23/10/2020

Learn more about Wgh Sweden and our fellow European chapters at World Health Summit on October 27th at 13:00 CET, no registration required just follow the program link conference
https://www.conference.worldhealthsummit.org/Program/WHS2020

21/10/2020

Presenting to you our Social Media & Communications Manager Khushboo Jagiasi ,an MD & health innovation enthusiast, she is currently devoting a lot of time to keep our supporters updated. Ping her to know more about Wgh Sweden

Khushboo is the social media and communication guru of Women in Global Health Sweden. She is currently a board member with a focus on communication, but also the organizational lead of multiple seminars with international experts.
Khushboo is currently devoting a lot of time to keep all supporters updated about upcoming events and on how to engage with us. Moreover, she never hesitates to bring up new and exciting ideas on how to expand our chapter's activities.
Dr. Khushboo Jagiasi holds a Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Medicine (MBBS) from India as well as a Masters in Global Health from the University of Gothenburg. She is passionate about health innovations with sustainable solutions in order to reach better healthcare which definitely is a huge access point in our work within the board.
Her background and experience from India have been particularly important in the process of a twinning process with WGH India which we aim to share more information about soon.
Make sure to follow us in order to stay updated!

15/10/2020

➡️Webinar: The International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife⬅️
When: 21 Oct
Free registration by 18 October https://www.sida.se/Svenska/aktuellt-och-press/pa-gang/webinar-the-international-year-of-the-nurse-and-the-midwife2/?fbclid=IwAR0XvnK_uifh-J3ha-ySTZMLmOTrRTaYSiaOYl2vlaFh7pF2Sh7E0ntnKV4
Join us & for celebrating the achievements & challenges of midwives & SRHR in Sweden and globally